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BIB100 Understanding the Bible 1 credit
An introductory course the subject of Bible Study. The student will survey the Bible and learn the basics of how it is organized, how to study books and topics, how to correctly interpret the Bible, and how to use Bible study aids. At the end of this course, the student will have a general knowledge of the whole Bible and a working knowledge of how to study and correctly apply the Bible to everyday life.
BIB101 Pentateuch 3 credits
The student will read through Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB102 History I -United Kingdom 3 credits
The student will read through Joshua, Judges, Ruth, I and II Samuel, I Chronicles, and the first half of I Kings and II Chronicles at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB103 History II -Divided Kingdom 3 credits
The student will read the second half of I Kings and II Chronicles, II Kings, Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB104 Poetry Books 3 credits
The student will read Job, Psalms, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, and Song of Solomon at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB105 Major Prophets 3 credits
The student will read Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, and Daniel at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The back- ground and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB106 Life of Christ 3 credits
The student will read Matthew, Mark, Luke and John at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB107 Acts and Epistles 3 credits
The student will read the Acts of the Apostles, Romans, I and II Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians and Colossians at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB108 Epistles &Revelation 3 credits
The student will read I and II Thessalonians, I and II Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews, James, I and II Peter, I, II and III John, Jude, and Revelation at a rate of about two chapters per day. He will discover, record, and share his insights from each chapter. The background and theme of each book is studied, and major biblical themes are traced. The student is exposed to proper principles of biblical interpretation and is required to work with them. The revelation of the Holy Spirit as the Author of the Scriptures is central throughout.
BIB390 Biblical Dissertation 3 credits
Generally the student will take this course during his third year, near the completion of the core courses. In it he will be asked to do a complete scriptural study, discovering what the Bible has to say about the vocation/ministry he is planning to enter. This will give him a Biblical world view. The student will be trained to do original Bible study utilizing the Greek and Hebrew, by learning to use an Interlinear Greek-English New Testament, a complete concordance, a Bible dictionary, a Greek lexicon, a study Bible, and an expository dictionary. No previous knowledge of Greek or Hebrew is required.
BUS102 Fulfill Your Financial Destiny 3 credits
This course will give you Scriptural support for the belief thatGod delights in the prosperity of His children (Ps. 35:27). It is His desire that we lend and not borrow. We are to be the head and not the tail, above and not underneath (Deut. 28:10, 11). God Himself teaches us to profit (Is. 48:17) and has given us the power to make wealth (Deut. 8:18). Several hundred verses on silver and gold will be examined, along with a philosophy concerning money, showing that we are to create and release wealth into the kingdom of God.
COU202 Counseled by God 3 credits
God’s Spirit is a Wonderful Counselor. We will let God speak to our hearts and counsel us about the basic emotional pressures of life. These include anger, doubt, depression, condemnation and inferiority. We will learn to let God replace these with His opposites, as His voice releases His grace within our hearts. Those whom the Son sets free are free indeed.
COU203 Cornerstones of Communication 3 credits
Communication is the center of all relationships, yet most of us are untaught on the dynamics of great communication skills. This course will teach you these skills. With practice, every relationship you enter into will be much more effective than it currently is, including relationships with your spouse and children. Give yourself the gift of outstanding communication skills.
EDU102 Apprenticed to Leadership 1 credit
Mentoring or apprenticeship was Jesus’ style of training. He manifested a shepherd’s heart by committing Himself to twelve intense relationships for about a year and a half. After that time, they were to work effectively on their own, utilizing the counsel of the Holy Spirit. In this course we will discuss what is involved in a good mentoring relationship, responsibilities of the mentor and the apprentice, and how one enters and terminates such relationships
.GOV101 Christian Heritage of America 3 credits
The United States is the longest continuous constitutional republic in the history of the world because its constitution is constructed upon biblical principles. The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of the government in the next.(Abraham Lincoln). In this course you will discover how central God and Christianity was to the development of America’s strength and longevity, and what has happened since the Bible was removed from the classroom in 1963.
GOV301 Ministry of Civil Government 3 credits
In this course you will explore civil government as a ministry to which God calls some of His children, and you will examine what He wants each believer to do to bring the light of Christ to civil government, that we may live peaceful and quiet lives and that all may come to the knowledge of the Truth.
HEA102 Take Charge of Your Health 3 credits
We have a covenant of health with our God, which is based on four prerequisites (Ex. 15:26). One of these is to keep all His statutes. In this course, we will learn the statutes of God which will keep us from cancer and the other Black Plagues of our century. We need not die prematurely if we become responsible by keeping God’s simple health commands.
LEA103 Gifted to Succeed 3 credits
To each of us grace has been given according to the measure of Christ’s gift...And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as pastors and teachers for the equipping of the saints. Do you know which of these heart motivations God has given to you? Is God asking you to express this heart motivation within or outside the structured church, or both? Which ministry or vocation is He asking you to express yourself through? What blends of heart motivation has God given to you? What kinds of people do you need next to you to make you most effective? These questions and many others will be answered.
LEA201 Creative Problem Solving 3 credits
Spirit-born creativity is no accident; it requires purposeful activity. This study will open the doors of your understanding so that the creativity of God can flow through you continuously in ways such as you may have only dreamed. You will examine step-by-step how God progressively fills each of the five senses of your spirit with Himself, until His creative miracle is released into the natural realm.
LEA205 Creating Your Mission Statement 3 credits
In a world in which we are daily forced to make decisions that lead us either closer to or further from our goals, no tool is as valuable in providing direction as a mission statement - a brief, succinct, and focused statement of purpose that can be used to initiate, evaluate, and refine all of life’s activities. People or groups with carefully defined missions have always led and surpassed those who have none. In this course you will be guided through every step of both defining and fulfilling a mission.
LEA321 Visionary Leadership 3 credits
Jesus’ leadership approach with His staff, ran counter to most of the management styles and techniques employed today. In this course, you will explore the three categories of strengths behind Jesus’ leadership techniques: the strength of self-mastery, the strength of action, and the strength of relationships. You will learn a plan to heighten your awareness level in each category and to assist you in the process of mastering them all, which is necessary for you to become an empowered leader into the 21st Century.
CBTC Ministry Experience Evaluation. 2 credits
This is for students who wish to obtain college credit for life and ministry experience. The student will compile and present a comprehensive resume of his or her full ministry experience. The student will provide tapes, written sermons and lessons that they have taught, and verification of ministry claims from three different people. In addition the student will provide answers to over 100 Bible knowledge questions. Credit for ministry experience are calculated, based on the presentation, content and validity of the resume. Note: A fee is required for each credit awarded (For details of fees See On-line Prospectus).
PRA102 Effective Prayer 2 credits
Prayer is probably the most preached about, taught about, talked about subject in the Church, yet it is also the least understood and entered into of all the Christian practices. Prayer is vital to our success as Christians. Thiis course is based on what the Bible teaches us about prayer. Beginning with the example and teaching of Jesus, you will be challenged and encouraged to enter into all types of prayer. A thoroughly practical and enlightening study.
REN103 Communion with God 3 credits
A thoroughly practical course on discerning God’s voice. Biblical techniques of vision and journaling will be combined to help one discern and clarify the spontaneous thoughts that come from God. (Key verses: Habakkuk 2:1- 4) The goal is that one commune (converse) with God through the fellowship of the Holy Spirit and that this communion flow both ways.
REN204 Naturally Supernatural 3 credits
Prerequisite: REN 103 - Communion with God. Through the working of Almighty God, He has joined His Spirit to our spirits. We will study and experience the glory of Christ (through the Holy Spirit) living within us, as well as ways of approaching Him and releasing His indwelling presence. One abides in Christ to the extent that he knows that Christ abides in him. We will also learn how to allow the gifts and fruit of the Holy Spirit within us to flow out through us.
REN206 Increasing the Anointing 3 credits
The key to the successful Christian life is walking and living in the anointing of the Holy Spirit. This course has three emphases: First it is designed to help one become aware of his spirit. All 1400 verses of Scripture that deal with the heart and spirit of man are closely considered with the one supreme objective of learning to sense our spirit and the Spirit of Christ within our spirit. From there we go on to examining the anointing of the Holy Spirit and how the anointing can be increased in ones life. Finally, we will try to get to know the Holy Spirit as a Person.
REN208 War in the Spirit 3 credits
“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities and powers....” How often are Christians caught unaware of the enemy who rages around them seeking to devour them. With proper understanding and perspective, one can effectively engage the enemy and defeat him and his efforts against their lives, families, ministries and homes. Be a trained and prepared soldier.
REN310 Wisdom Through Dream Interpretation 3 credits
Prerequisite: REN 103 - Communion With God. Throughout the Bible, God has spoken through dreams and visions of the night, and He is still doing so today. In typical Daniel-like fashion, we will learn to hear from God in this way, allowing Him to grant us the interpretation of our dreams. (Numbers 12:6; Acts 2:17).
THE101 Basics of Christianity 3 credits
If the foundations be destroyed what can the righteous do? (Ps. 11:3). This course is a non- technical presentation of the foundations of Christianity. It deals with the basics of the Scriptures, Salvation, Christian Culture, Holy Spirit, Ceremony, Faith, Worship, Healing, our Enemy, Righteousness, Peace, Joy, Prayer, Giving ministry, Heaven, and Hell.
THE120 Foundational Experiences 3 credits
An intensive study of the six foundational experiences of the Christian life as found in Hebrews 6:1,2: repentance from dead works, faith towards God, doctrine of baptisms, laying on of hands, resurrection of the dead, eternal judgment. Students will learn how to live in these truths.
THE121 Law and the Spirit 3 credits
The law and the flesh always war against faith and Spirit. The battle is as old as Isaac and Ishmael, and recounted for us clearly in Galatians chapters 1-3. Each of us battles daily between law and Spirit in our own lives. Discover how God’s voice sets us free from the bondage of legalism and error. God’s vision is for a triumphant, empowered, overcoming Church that lives out of intimacy with His Holy Spirit. Learn what a church which is free of religion looks like. Let the Church be the Church! Let us be children of the faith!
THE310 Bible Speaks to Contemporary Issues 3 credits
In this course we will examine the foundation of Christian ethics. We will study the Scriptures to discover the precepts and principles we are given about such subjects as sex, family, honesty, suicide, abortion, the education of
children, welfare, inflation, humanism, and gambling. We will then go one step further to discover the character of God which provides the foundation of the commands. We will learn to apply the Test of Truth and the Evidence of Truth in any situation. Finally, and perhaps of greatest importance, we will learn how to pass our moral standards on to the next generation.
WOR101 Believers Worship I 3 credits
In this course, students will discover the priority of worship in God’s economy. They will learn what worship is, how they can become worshipers, and what their responsibilities are as worshipers. The new song will be examined, as well as praise in the life of Jesus. Finally, they will learn how to recognize and live in the presence of God through worship.
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